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Chapter 193 Autumn Rain
When going down the mountain, Xiaodong's legs felt weak, but Qin Lie's face was radiant, and he didn't show any fatigue when carrying her on his back.When the two descended to the middle of the mountain, they met a hunter. The man was very enthusiastic and asked Xiaodong if he had fallen. Qin Lie spoke to the man in Suizhou dialect. .

Fortunately, they spent a lot of time on the mountain. By the time they entered Dongquan Town at the foot of the mountain, it was already dark.The people who came and went couldn't see who they were, so Xiaodong felt a little more at ease.

When he got to the door, Qin Lie wanted to enter from the front door, Xiaodong hurriedly grabbed him by the collar, and pointed to the direction of the back door: "Enter from the back, don't let people see you."

Qin Lie chuckled twice, laughing so that Xiaodong's anger grew from his heart to his guts. He clamped the flesh on the back of his neck with two fingers and twisted it vigorously. Qin Lie took a breath and hurriedly said: "I'm going around , can’t I go around? Let go, it’s about to be twisted off.”

The two touched the side door and entered the yard, sneaking back to the bedroom all the way.It has to be said that Qin Lie's skill in climbing over the wall and breaking out the windows was first-rate, Xiaodong came to the house before he regained his composure, poured tea first, and then opened the cabinet to look for clothes to change.

When Hongfu came in from the outside, she was shocked: "Princess, young master, when did you come back?"

"Well, I went climbing... I came in through the back door."

"Have you eaten yet?"

Xiaodong rubbed his neck, not to mention that he couldn't remember, but when he said this, he suddenly felt hungry, and his heart was on his back.

"I'm going to serve dinner."

Hongfu brought the food and watched Xiaodong and Qin Lie gobble it up.Her gaze moved from Xiaodong's face that was red and shiny by the wind, to her hands, and then to her head.Xiaodong didn't wear this hairstyle when she went out in the morning, and of course it's considered neat now, but from Hongfu's point of view, it's unqualified.What's more, Xiaodong's hair still has scattered fine grass leaves.

The princess has gone into a ravine?
Hong Fu suddenly thought of something, blushed, and lowered her head.

Not only she saw this, but Hu Shi also saw it when Xiaodong took a bath at night.Not only did I see the ones on the bright side, but also the ones hidden under the clothes - even a small piece of broken tree leaf was wrapped around the belt of the bellyband.

Holding the clothes in her hands, Hu coughed, feeling a tickle in her throat, but she didn't say anything after all.

Xiaodong lay on the edge of the bucket, drowsy from the hot water.Hu pushed open the window and shook the cloth towel in his hand, then turned his head and said, "Princess, it looks like the sky is about to change."

"Is it?"

Xiaodong poked his head out and looked out through the gap in the screen.Sure enough, there were no stars or moons outside, the sky was pitch black, and the surroundings were also very quiet. There were not many insects chirping as usual.

"Well, no wonder the people in the front yard said that it might rain at night, so they collected everything. I went out to have a look and told them to close the doors and windows."

Xiaodong came up from the wooden bucket, Qin Lie had also bathed, and when he came in from the outside, his body smelled very pleasant of water vapor and saponins
"Is it going to rain?"

"Well, go to bed early. There are always a few games in Suizhou at this time of year, sometimes even for a few days and nights."

Xiaodong was slightly disappointed.Originally, Mrs. Qin told her that if the weather is good, they will go to Wubao in the next two days. There is only a river away from Poyi Kingdom.Qin described the customs, clothing and diet of the people there very vividly.Xiaodong was very yearning to hear it.

If it rains, you can't go.

Hongjing came from behind, Xiaodong asked her: "How is Ah Zhi?"

"It's much better today. I got up and walked in front of the house for a while, and coaxed the children for a while."

Xiaodong let go of her worries: "Yes. Take good care of her, you are too tired these days."

There is a circle of blue around Hongjing's eyes. These days, she is the one who does her best to take care of Zhao Zhi.

"It's okay," Hongjing said, "These two days are much easier than the previous two."

"Where's the child? I haven't seen him today."

"The child is very good. He doesn't recognize his birth at all. He laughs at anyone who teases him. Today, Miaoer and the others took advantage of their spare time to make several replacement clothes for him."

Xiaodong looked at the back, from here she could see Zhao Zhi's room, the light was still on in the window, she must not be asleep yet.

"Is she still silent?"

Hongjing nodded, and said after a while: "I see, she seems to be thinking about it."

"hope so."

The wind picked up outside, Xiaodong couldn't sleep well, and heard the wind blowing the bamboo curtain buckle and knocking on the window lattice, making a rattling sound.

When the rain finally fell, Xiaodong finally slept soundly.

Sure enough, the rain did not stop for two days. At first it was torrential rain, and then the rain gradually became light and pattering.This shower of rain completely drove away the heat, and the green leaves all over the mountains and plains turned yellow in a blink of an eye.

Qin Lie took her to a teahouse outside to eat tea fruits, there were six different kinds of tea fruits in a plate, and the tastes were completely different.The rain-soaked gravel road glistened with water. People wore straw sandals and clogs. The soles of the sandals were soaked in water and they made a creaking sound when they walked.Some are holding umbrellas, while others are wearing bamboo hats.

Zhang Manting came, and he sent a letter of divorce and a list of dowry.

This was beyond Xiaodong's surprise, but... this seemed to be the best way.

Zhao Zhi was very calm, and even smiled slightly when she saw Xiaodong enter the room.The divorce letter was placed on the small table in front of her, and the list was pressed on top of it.

"Hasn't the Zhang family pursued Mrs. Zhang's affairs?"

"Well," Zhao Zhi said in a low voice, "Fortunately, the old lady didn't die, otherwise, I...I don't know how to tell the child in the future that his grandma died because of me..."

"Not dead?" Xiaodong was extremely surprised: "Didn't I hear that..."

"Well, I couldn't say it well at the time, but it slowed down later."

Thank goodness.

A big stone in Xiaodong's heart finally fell to the ground: "This is great."

But when his eyes fell on the paper of divorce, Xiaodong couldn't laugh anymore.

"Since his mother's life is not in danger, why did he..." even send a letter of divorce?Since this is the case, there is no need for Zhao Zhi to leave Zhang's house.

"This is my request." Zhao Zhi said in a low voice: "It is the best choice for me and him that I leave Zhang's house. He doesn't have to be dragged down by me anymore, and I don't have to make compromises anymore."

But what will she do in the future?In this era, how difficult it is for a woman to live alone, Xiaodong understands, and Zhao Zhi should also understand.

"I'm going to move to a place where no one knows me. Mrs. Qin said the day before yesterday, go to the southeast, pass Shangwang and Wubao, next to Poyi Kingdom, where no one cares about your origin The origin, I want to live there." She looked up: "These days, thanks to you. I have caused you so much trouble..."

"You don't want to see each other."

Zhao Zhi looked at her quietly: "I want to tell you something."

Xiaodong's heart tightened slightly, but his voice was still calm: "Speak."

"Do you still remember that year's Shangyuan Ye? There were assassins in Wangxian Tower."

"Remember." Xiaodong's voice tightened slightly: "What's wrong?"

"Actually... After entering the palace that day, someone told me not to be with you at night. I just thought it was strange at the time, but I never thought that you would meet an assassin... Later, later on, I felt very sad. Uneasy, afraid to see you... Over the years, this matter has been stuck in my chest like a thorn, and I feel uncomfortable when I think about it. I wanted to tell you several times, but..."

"Who is it, what did you say to you?"

Zhao Zhi's lips twitched, but stopped talking.She looked at Xiaodong, with a complex expression of guilt and calmness on her face: "It's from our house. I really didn't know there would be an assassin at the time..."

"Forget it, it's over."

She really knew it.

The fourth prince did not lie to her, Zhao Zhi did know.

Xiaodong couldn't tell if he was relieved or disappointed.Zhao Zhi said what she always wanted to say but didn't say, and this sentence was also what Xiaodong always wanted to ask but didn't ask.

"You...don't blame me?"

"Well. It's all over."

After all, she is not dead, she is still alive.But Zhao Zhi's life is so unsatisfactory now.If she didn't forgive, what could she do?Zhao Zhi said that she didn't know the inside story, so it didn't matter whether it was true or not.revenge?Revenge on Zhao Zhi?She has come to this situation.The person who took revenge on Jingjun Wangfu?That's long gone.

But she looked at Zhao Zhi - the distance between them was not only the distance of time, but also more things.

Some things can never be forgotten, can never be crossed.

There is no going back to the past.

Xiaodong told Hongjing to take good care of Zhao Zhi, and after returning home, she sat for a while and told Hongfu to open the box to find something.

Hongfu searched for a while before she took out a small bundle.

"Give this to Zhao Zhi."

Hong Fu agreed, and went to the backyard with the bundle.

Zhao Zhi drank the medicine and lay down, looking at the bundle that Hongfu brought in.

"This is?"

"This is what our princess ordered me to send to you."

Zhao Zhi nodded: "Give it to me."

Zhao Zhi had already guessed what it was.

She sat up, took a few breaths, and slowly untied the burden.Inside was a piece of cloth, and a sandalwood vanity case.

It was the gift of apology that she gave to Xiaodong after Yuan Ye that year.This set of makeup boxes is her favorite thing, Xiaodong saw it, so she refused to accept it, and only took the smallest one among the five sets.

"Did she... say anything else?"

Hong Fu said, "No."

Zhao Zhi held the small box in her hands, and was in a daze, without speaking for a long while.

What she owns is less and less, her family is gone, her husband is gone, and she doesn't know who to blame... The rain outside the window has not stopped, and the raindrops are rolling from the leaves.She remembered that when it was raining in Jiyutang back then, she and Xiaodong were not in the mood to attend class and secretly looked out the window.

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I'm home.

I took a nap in the afternoon, and when I woke up, I couldn't remember where I was for a while. I sat up and stared blankly for a long time before I felt real. I really came back.

(End of this chapter)